Coal-chute.



No. 889,028. PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

P. LESGHINSKI.

GOAL CHUTE. ArPLIoATIoN FILED JUNI: 1a. 1907.

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FRITZ LESOHINSKI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COAL-CHUTE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1908.

Application led .Tune 18, 1907.y Serial No. 379,583.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRITZ LEscHINsKI, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coal-Chutes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coal chutes, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide means whereby the chute may be swung at right angles to the wagon or at any required angle to the wagon.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for connecting a chute to a wagon and properly supporting it in position under a discharge gate in positionv to discharge the coal at any angle required from the point of discharge in the wagon box.

These and other objects may be attained by means of thc construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a coal Wagon provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional View showing the vcoal chute adjusted for discharging coal at right angles to the vwagon body. Fig, 3 is a similar view showing the coal chute adjusted for discharging coal in line with the wagon body. Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the chute adjusting lever. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of one end of the reach. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view of the reach and showing the manner of mounting the sliding pivot pin thereon.

Referring to the drawing for a more particular description of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the box of a coal wagon to which is pivotally connected a series of elevating levers 2 which are connected to the running gear 3 of a wagon. Any suitable means for elevating the box 1 may be used, and since this mechanism forms no part of the present invention, it has not been shown. At the rear end of the wagon box 1 a discharge outlet 4 is provided, and a hood 5 is connected to the rear end 6 of the box 1. A sliding door 7 closes the opening 4 and is provided with a lever 8 pivoted at 9 to a bracket 10, said lever having a handle 11 by means of which the sliding door 7 may be opened and closed. A reach bar 12 is supported under the front end of the box 1 by means of a bracket 13 and a supporting block 14. The rear end of the reach 12 is provided with a vertical flange 15 supported upon a U-shaped bracket 16 secured underneath the box 1. The rear end of the reach 12 is reduced in width, as at 17, and provided vwith a slot 18 in its outer end. A lever 19 provided with spaced lugs 20 is pivoted upon a pin 21 extending through said lugs and through the reduced portion 17 of the reach 12. The lever 19 is provided with a suitable handle 22v and depending from the lower side of the lever is a curved perforated sustaining member 2'3 which is adapted to pass through the slot 18 in the reach 12 and to be held in adjusted position by meansof the removable pin 24 which extends through any one of the perforations 25 to hold said lever at any required angle relatively to the reach 12. Mounted upon the lever 19 is a slide 26 having inwardly extending flanges 27 which engage the underside of the lever 19, said slide having an upwardly projecting pivot pin 28. 29 has securedtliercto underneath the upper end thereof a keeper 3() provided with a recess 31 and a slot 32 in the lower wall thereof through which slot projects the pivot pin 28 and itted to the end of said pin is va nut or washer 33, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3.

The operation of my invention may be brieily described as follows: When it is desired to discharge the coal in line with the wagon box 1, the lever 19 is swung down to rest upon the end of the reach 1'2, as shown in Fig. 3. Should it be required to discharge the coal at an angle to the box 1 lthe lever 19 is raised, and the pin 24 is inserted in one of the slots 25 of the curved bar 23. Should it be required to adjust the chute 29 at right angles to the box 1, the lever 19 is adjusted to the`position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing and the sliding` door 7 is then operated to permit the coal to be discharged into the chute 29, as will be understood.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a coal chute made in accordance with my invention and mounted as described, can be readily adjusted to discharge the coal at any angle from the wagon box. to discharge the coal at right angles to the wagon box for the reason that this permits the wagon to be driven up to the side of the curb entirely out of the way of passing teams.

My invention is comparatively simple in construction, is quick in operation, and can The discharge chute It is desirable be manufactured at comparatively slight provided With a pivot pin, a chute pivotally cost. mounted on said pin and a curved sustaining Having thus described the invention, what member for supporting said lever at differ- I claim is: ent angles from said reach.

5 In a device of the character described the In testimony whereof I affix my signature 15 combination of a Wagon box having an openin the presence of two Witnesses.

ing in the rear end thereof and a sliding door FRITZ LESCHINSKI.

for closing said opening, a reach supported Vitnesses:

under the Wagonl box, a lever pivoted to said ERNEST NELSON,

1o reach, a slide mounted on said lever and JOHN PETERSON. 

